Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 23 – August 1, 1998
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Darby (1998) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 23, 1998, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on July 25, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on July 25, 1998). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,942 miles (4,733 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.4°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.7°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.9°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.1°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.4°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.6°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.0°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 14.4°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 14.8°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.3°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.5°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 15.8°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 16.0°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.1°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 16.2°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 16.3°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.5°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.6°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.7°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.8°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.1°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 17.4°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.7°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.0°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.4°N 139.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 18.9°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 19.4°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 20.0°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 20.6°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 21.2°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 21.8°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 22.6°N 147.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 23.1°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 23.3°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 23.4°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 23.5°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 23.6°N 153.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Darby.
At its peak on July 25, 1998, Darby was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
9.0 days, from July 23, 1998 to August 1, 1998, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,942 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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